For the first time the US government publicly formalizes, through a communiqué from the Department of State, an offer of aid to Cuba valued at 100 million dollars.
It remains unclear whether the aid will be in cash or material, and whether it will be directed toward the people’s most urgent needs at this time, such as fuel, food, and medicine.
Port of Spain, May 13th, 2026. The Trinidad and Tobago Friends of Cuba reaffirmed its support for the Cuban people through a letter addressed to U.S. President Donald Trump.
In the letter, the group reiterated its call for the lifting of all sanctions against Cuba, for Cuba to be allowed to freely provide medical cooperation to other countries, and for an end to the blockade policy in all its forms.
Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects, in the strongest terms, the Executive Order issued by the White House on May 1, 2026, which intensifies, to extreme and unprecedented levels, the economic, financial and commercial blockade against Cuba.
Port of Spain, April 28, 2026. The Lloyd Best Institute of the Caribbean served as the venue for heartfelt and repeated expressions of solidarity and support for Cuba by an audience well informed about the country’s realities and the impacts of the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States.
Port of Spain, April 23th, 2026. The Ambassador of Cuba Gustavo Véliz was received at the headquarters of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) by its Secretary General, H.E. Ms. Noemí Espinoza.